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Experts tell BBC Verify that US ‘drug boat’  strike may have broken international law

Trump shared footage of the strike on his Truth Social account. Credit: Donald Trump/Truth Social The US may have violated international law by striking a  boat allegedly carrying drugs in the Caribbean, legal experts  have told BBC Verify. The White House said the attack killed 11 drug traffickers, and US President Donald Trump  said the boat was bound for the US from Venezuela. One  expert said the strike could amount to an "extrajudicial   arbitrary killing" and was likely "unlawful under the law of the sea". However, the US is not a signatory to the UN  convention of the same name. As well as international law,  experts also assessed whether the strike complied with US laws. A White House official told Verify the president was  committed to using all means to prevent drugs reaching the   US.

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